Keeping chickens or laying hens is the next step from growing your own vegetables. Maybe you have ducks, geese, quail or your own Christmas turkey. This is the forum for help and advice and passing on your tips and knowledge rather than chatting.

From farm buildings to green construction + insulation, tractors to trailers, muck spreaders to forage harvesters. All you need for a few acres or more. Buy, hire + how to use. Wind turbines, solar panels, even hydro-power. Don't forget the wood burner!

Building and repairs, laying shed bases, building coldframes / greenhouses / poultry houses / runs etc. and for in depth intellectual debates about which nails to use or the best way to treat wood and suchlike.